Hunting for Eggs by Winslow Homer. A young woman in a striped dress and white apron stands on a wooden ladder in a dark barn, holding a small woven basket.

Hunting for Eggs

Winslow Homer

1874 · Gouache Paint, Watercolor Paint, Graphite Pencil, Wove Paper

A charming 19th-century rural scene by Winslow Homer depicting a young woman gathering eggs in a textured hayloft.

$339

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Where it works

A measured, grounding piece with warm, lived-in color — sits quietly within a room.

Often works in
Living Room · Study · Kitchen
Placement
Strong for entryways, narrow walls, and vertical placements
Walls
Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
Color notes
Charcoal black, Rich brown, Soft gray

About the piece

Painted in 1874, this masterful work by Winslow Homer utilizes watercolor and gouache to capture a quiet moment of American rural life. The composition features a young woman in a fashionable striped gown and apron descending a ladder, her figure illuminated against the moody, shadowed interior of a barn.

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